1804 – Franklin Pierce, American general, lawyer, and politician, 14th President of the United States (d. 1869) is born.
1876 – Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
1888 – Harpo Marx, American actor and singer (d. 1964) is born.
1889 – The first jukebox goes into operation at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco.
1914 – Mexican Revolution: The last of U.S. forces withdraw from Veracruz, occupied seven months earlier in response to the Tampico Affair.
1918 – Heber J. Grant succeeds Joseph F. Smith as the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1936 – Life magazine is reborn as a photo magazine and enjoys instant success.
1953 – Pilot Felix Moncla and Lieutenant Robert Wilson disappear while in pursuit of a mysterious craft over Lake Superior.
1961 – John Schnatter, American businessman, founded Papa John's Pizza is born.
1981 – Iran–Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
1992 – Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress is born.
1992 – The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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